Notes: As summarized by Kurtzman & Fell, The Yeasts, 2000, page 822, R. mucilaginosa is now given priority over R. rubra. Basically, the type strain of R. rubra was found to actually be a strain of R. glutinis. Due to the naming rules, the epithet R. rubra was thus no longer available. The type strain of R. mucilaginosa was found to identical to the type strain for this species and thus now provides the name for the species.

Blastodendrion carbonei is an obsolete synonym of this species.Blastodendrion simplex is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus carollinus is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus ludwigi is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus mena is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus pararoseus is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus radiatus is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus ruber is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus rubrorugosus is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus sanniei is an obsolete synonym of this species.Cryptococcus simplex is an obsolete synonym of this species.Eutorulopsis dubia is an obsolete synonym of this species.Geotrichum pulmonale is an obsolete synonym of this species.Mycotorula cisnerosi is an obsolete synonym of this species.Mycotorula germanica is an obsolete synonym of this species.Mycotorula pulmonalis is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. aclotiana is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. biourgei is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. grinbergsii is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. ludwigii is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. matritense is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. mucilaginosa var. carbonei is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. mucilaginosa var. kentuckyi is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. mucilaginosa var. pararosea is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. mucilaginosa var. plicata is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. mucilaginosa var. sanguinea is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. pilimanae is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. rubella is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. rubra var. marina is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. sanguinea is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. sanniei is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. ulzamae is an obsolete synonym of this species.R. vuilleminii is an obsolete synonym of this species.Saccharomyces glutinis is an obsolete synonym of this species.Saccharomyces ruber is an obsolete synonym of this species.Sporobolomyces alborubescens is an obsolete synonym of this species.Sporobolomyces photographus is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torula aclotiana is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torula corallina is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torula decolans is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torula mucilaginosa is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torula sanguinea is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis aurantia is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis biourgei is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis corallina is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis mannitica is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis mena is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis mucilaginosa is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis mucilaginosa var. carbonei is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis mucilaginosa var. pararosea is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis mucilaginosa var. plicata is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis nitritophila is an obsolete synonym of this species.Torulopsis sanguinea is an obsolete synonym of this species.

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa var. carbonei (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa var. kentuckyi (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa var. pararosea (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa var. plicata (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa var. sanguinea (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula muscorum

Rhodotorula nothofagi

Rhodotorula philyla

Rhodotorula phylloplana

Rhodotorula pilati

Rhodotorula pilimanae (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula pustula

Rhodotorula rubella (obsolete)

This obsolete species is a synonym of R. mucilaginosa

Rhodotorula rubra (obsolete)

Notes: See discussion of R. rubra for an explanation of why this species no longer has priority.